Spylacopa

1. far - mother mary
2. all the saints - farmacia
3. mewithoutyou - torches together
4. joachim nordensson - next night
5. c.r. avery - news travels fast
6. gavin castleton - cofflelocks
7. spylacopa - staring at the sound
8. silent drive - broken hearts club
9. day without dawn - the wake
10. death by stereo - no cuts, no butts, no coconuts
11. bad religion - all good soldiers
12. blitzkid - teenage necrophilian love
13. spylacopa - i should have known you would
14. alexisonfire - control
15. norma jean - robots 3 humans 0
16. buck 6 - 1957
17. flight of the conchords - business time
18. the chicharones - can't find the time
19. spylacopa - bloodletting
20. the receiving end of sirens - planning a prison break
21. and you will know us by the trail of dead - naked sun
22. hank III - 3 shades of black
23. the melvins - ramblin' man (feat. hank III)
24. celebrity - james

*From Brooklyn, NY hails the experimental, jazz metal, hard rockin' sideproject SPYLACOPA. Not for the feint of heart, SPYLACOPA explores a myriad of musical avenues in order to satisfy founder and brainchild for the project John LaMacchia's quest for musical utopia. Ranging from crooning vocals and bloodcurdling screams to electronic metal noise and distorted power riffs, SPYLACOPA's debut ep is a practically perfect example of one's desire to experiment out loud.

http://www.myspace.com/spylacopa

B-Sides playlist 02.18.09

Fake Problems

1. clouds - the bad seat
2. danzig - she rides
3. the bronx - false alarm
4. dropkick murphy's - shipping up to boston
5. diesel boy - cooler than you
6. the cramps - the most exhalted potente of love
7. fake problems - you're a serpent, you're a she snake
8. boy sets fire - vehicle
9. cave in - come into your own
10. murder by death - masters in reverse psychology
11. radiohead - my iron lung
12. a perfect circle - thinking of you
13. fake problems - there are times
14. animal collective - water curses
15. me first and the gimme gimmies - i believe i can fly (r.kelly cover)
16. unearth - endless
17. biohazard - what makes us tick
18. demon hunter - my heartstrings come undone (live)
19. fake problems - don't worry baby
20. embrace - dance of days
21. the loved ones - johnny 99 (bruce springsteen cover)
22. look daggers - call u later
23. dj craze and klever - track 19
24. busdriver - sun shower
25. u.n.k.l.e. - restless (feat. josh homme)
26. tub ring - greenest of stages
27. goldfinger - 20 cent goodbye
28. rezurex - zombie girl
29. horrorpops - going to the disco

*I'm going to see my featured band of the week in concert on Feb. 26th @ Neumos. They are called Fake Problems and they just put out a fantastic new album called 'It's great to be alive'. Fake Problems are opening for Murder by Death whom I also played tonight. Gaining momentum touring throughout the US and Europe, their album combines funk, punk,alt-country and even some folk to create one of the best albums of the year. Give 'em a listen and we'll see you at Neumos in Seattle on Feb. 26th.

http://www.myspace.com/fakeproblems

Gaslight Anthem Vids

Two Great Gaslight Anthem Vids. Features Brian Fallon, lead singer discussing and playing Bruce Springsteen.

http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/download/148764-video-ted-leo-brian-fallon-of-the-gaslight-anthem-dancing-in-the-dark-backstreets-bruce-springsteen-covers

B-Sides 02.11.09

Mike Patton

1. faith no more - war pigs (black sabbath cover)
2. dub trio - no flag (feat. mike patton)
3. tomahawk - rape this day
4. praxis - larynx (feat. mike patton)
5. mike patton - a perfect twist
6. faith no more - this guy's in love with you (burt bacharach cover)
7. lovage - pit stop (take me home)
8. mr. bungle - sweet charity
9. faith no more - naked in front of the computer
10. sepultura - procura a cara (feat. mike patton)
11. faith no more - everything's ruined
12. peeping tom - your neighborhood spaceman
13. general patton vs. the x-ecutioners - wake me up in heaven
14. faith no more - i started a joke (the bee gees cover)
15. fantomas - rosemary's baby (theme song)
16. the qemists - lost weekend (feat. mike patton)
17. tomahawk - laredo
18. peeping tom - we're not alone (remix)
19. fantomas - chariot choogle (t-rex cover)
20. mr. bungle - goodbye sober day
21. faith no more - spanish eyes (englebert humperdink cover)
22. lovage - book of the month
23. faith no more - ugly in the morning
24. tomahawk - pop1
25. mr. bungle - 24.000 baci (live) (adriano celentano cover)
    

*A very special edition of B-Sides this week. I've been thinking of doing a tribute show for some time and there is no more artist deserving of one than Mike Patton. He's fronted bands such as Faith no More, Mr. Bungle, Tomahawk and Peeping Tom and contributed on numerous other side projects for himself and others. Called one of the greatest vocal talents of this generation, Mike Patton never seems to pigeon hole himself in one genre, transitioning from hard rock and metal to pop music and trip-hop, all the while maintaining an avant-garde/experimental direction in everything he does.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faith_No_More
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lovage_(band)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mr._Bungle
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tomahawk_(band)
http://www.myspace.com/peepingtomispatton

B-Sides playlist 02.04.09

Franz Nicolay

1. face to face - i want
2. smoke or fire - delawhere
3. bouncing souls - hopeless romantic
4. clutch - careful with that mic
5. anthrax - keep it in the family
6. robots and empire - skywelder
7. franz nicolay - jeff penalty
8. mogwai - devil rides (feat. roky erickson)
9. sean lennon - would i be the one
10. the clash - julie's in the drug squad
11. buzzcocks - whatever happened to?
12. cock sparrer - working
13. franz nicolay - note on a subway wall
14. portugal. the man - sapphire magic
15. the faint - fulcrum and lever
16. buck 65 - roses and bluejays
17. deftones - hole in the earth (renholder remix)
18. why? - as i went out one morning (bob dylan cover)
19. hatebreed - i will be heard
20. system of a down - snowblind (black sabbath cover)
21. swift - why?
22. franz nicolay - world/inferno vs. the end of the evening
23. boy hits car - going to india
24. cave in - minus world
25. queens of the stone age - feel good hit of the summer
26. rebel meets rebel - nothing to lose
27. old dead tree - i won't follow him
28. sublime - d.j.'s
29. new idea society - single thread
30. dragstrip riot - 36 inch wheels of death

*the unofficial slogan for B-Sides has to the old Monty Python saying "And now, for something completely different"...because that's just where I always seem to take the show. Franz Nicolay might just be the most unique character ever to grace the B-Sides airwaves. A multi-instrumentalist and a member of more bands than I care to list finally put out his own solo release. "Major General", released in late 2008 really showcases a unique writing style, and for that matter a unique cat just trying to express himself well....uniquely.

http://www.myspace.com/franznicolay